Lilyfarm Arts: Ceramics

I began my ceramics experience many years ago by joining a group where we bought molded greenware, which we then cleaned and glazed.  I made lots of gifts for my family and decorative pieces for my home.

Several years later, when I had been "surplussed" from my job as a technical writer, I decided to follow up on my previous ceramics work.  I attended ceramics classes at our community college, and really got the bug!  I bought out a retiring lady's ceramics studio and I was off and running.  I worked for several years making cute and not-so-cute dishes, figures, and odd things that defy classification.  My work was interrupted by a move from MN to Indiana, and I did not take it up again for several years.  I began again only a couple of months ago, and I am so glad to be back playing in the mud.

Most of my current work is hand-built, but I still throw a few pieces on the wheel so I won't forget how to do it.  I still use most of my work as gifts for my family and friends.